Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who was trying to resurrect a once-promising career and hoping to have an opportunity this season to be Ben Roethlisberger's replacement, tragically died early Saturday morning after being hit by a vehicle in South Florida.
Haskins, 24, was in Boca Raton, Fla., working out with some of his teammates that included new quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and was headed to the Fort Lauderdale airport to return to Pittsburgh when the accident occurred.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 6:37 a.m. when Haskins was walking on a "limited access facility for unknown reasons" and attempted to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 when he was struck by a dump truck. Haskins was pronounced dead at the scene, and the agency said a traffic homicide investigation is open.
